Signal transduction pathways in guinea pig sperm

Trifluoperazine (TFP), the antagonist of calmodulin (CaM). significantly stimulated the capacitation and acrosome reaction of guinea pig spermatozoa at the concentration of 10-100μmol/L, independent of the external Ca2+. Forskolin, dbcAMP and caffeine evidently promoted the occurrence of acrosome reaction of spermatozoa at early capacitation stage (5 h) in nonsynchronous system but not in synchronous system. If the spermatozoa were capacitated for 15 h in synchronous system, the above three drugs significantly stimulated acrosome reaction in a Ca2+-independent manner. Protein kinase C activators, i.e. phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDB) did not influence the occurrence of acrosome reaction of spermatozoa at early capacitation stage, but significantly increased the acrosome reaction rate in capacitated spermatozoa in a Ca2+-independent manner. In contrast. PKC inhibitor staurosporine significantly inhibited the occurrence of acrosome reaction.     

Immunolocation of antisperm monoclonal antibody 6B10 and corresponding antigen

An antisperm monoclonal antibody 6B10 was produced by hybridoma technique of the isotype IgG. The monoclonal antibody was purified by means of ammonium sulfate precipitation and protein A-Sepharose Cl-4B affinity chromatography. SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was used to evaluate the purity of the antibody. Evaluation of the sperm acrosomal status was determined by chlortetracycline (CTC) staining. It was found that monoclonal antibody 6B10 can inhibit the sperm acrosome reaction induced by progesterone. The corresponding antigen recognized by monoclonal antibody 6B10 was located on the plasma membrane of the sperm acrosome by indirect immunofluorescent microscopy and immunoelectronmicroscopy. Sperm protein was extracted by 1% Triton X-100. The molecular weight of the antigen is 50 ku, detected by Western blot. The antigen is a key protein in the sperm acrosome reaction and may be the receptor of progesterone on the sperm acrosome. It may either be developed as a candidate contraceptive vaccine     

小鼠和豚鼠精子在附睾成熟过程中Ca~(2 )分布变化规律的研究

小鼠附睾头精子,其头部Ca~(2 )在顶体前区顶体外膜内侧结合最多,Ca~(2 )沉淀反应颗粒于该处呈连续层状。附睾头豚鼠精子其头部结合Ca~(2 )含量很少,且主要结合于顶体前区腹面顶体外膜内侧。小鼠附睾体和附睾尾精子Ca~(2 )的分布特征基本上和附睾头精子相同。但豚鼠附睾尾精子顶体外膜内侧无Ca~(2 )结合。和附睾头、附睾尾的附睾液相比,附睾体附睾液基质内具有大量Ca~(2 )存在。附睾体柱状上皮细胞的微绒毛切面上也具有Ca~(2 )沉淀反应颗粒,微绒毛可能与附睾液Ca~(2 )含量的调节有关。精子尾部Ca~(2 )主要分布于线粒体内,在质膜内、外两侧和线粒体外膜外侧也结合有少量的Ca~(2 )。和小鼠精子相比,豚鼠精子尾部线粒体内具有大量的Ca~(2 )。     

豚鼠精子信号通路的研究

钙调素(CaM)拮抗剂三氟拉嗪(TFP)在10~100 μmol/L浓度范围内对豚鼠精子获能和顶体反应具有极显著的促进作用,且不依赖于外源Ca²⁺的存在.Forskolin,dbcAMP和咖啡因对非同步培养系统获能早期豚鼠精子的顶体反应有显著的促进作用,但对同步培养系统获能早期精子的顶体反应无显著影响.若在同步培养系统获能培养较长时间(15h)使精子获能,则这3种药物对顶体反应均具有显著的促进作用,且不依赖外源Ca²⁺的存在.蛋白激酶C(PKC)激活剂PMA和PDB对获能前期豚鼠精子的顶体反应无显著影响,但对获能精子的顶体反应有显著的促进作用,且这种促进作用也不依赖于外源Ca²⁺的存在.相反,PKC抑制剂stau-rosporine对顶体反应有显著的抑制作用.     

抗精子单克隆抗体6B10的免疫定位及其相应抗原分析

利用杂交瘤技术制备小鼠抗精子单克隆抗体 6B1 0 ,为IgG型免疫球蛋白 .通过 (NH4) 2 SO4盐析并结合蛋白A SepharoseCL 4B亲和层析法纯化单克隆抗体6B1 0 ,用SDS 聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析抗体纯度 .采用金霉素荧光染色法 (CTC)检测精子顶体反应 ,发现单克隆抗体 6B1 0可以显著地抑制孕酮诱导的精子顶体反应 .采用间接免疫荧光法和胶体金免疫电镜观察发现单克隆抗体 6B1 0的相应抗原定位于精子顶体质膜上 .用 1 %TritonX -1 0 0抽提精子全蛋白 ,采用SDS 聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳结合免疫印迹实验 (Westernblot)发现单克隆抗体 6B1 0所识别的抗原为 5 0ku的蛋白 ,此蛋白为精子顶体反应发生过程中的关键蛋白之一 ,可能成为免疫灭鼠与免疫避孕的候选疫苗